Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frequently Asked Questions

If the DICOM files are already on your computer, or they are on a portable device such as a CD or USB drive, you will need a program to upload the files. The Radiological Society of North America has created such a program called FileSender. Click here for FAQ with more information and instructions for use. Link

Testing
In the rtfs/apps folder of the RadPix installation are several batch files based on dcm4che.

dicomSend.bat

send DICOM files

dicomListen.bat

listen for DICOM files

dicomReadme.txt

summary of parameters for each batch file

test.dcm

test DICOM file to send

dcm4che

folder containing dcm4che utilities

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There are 2 things to test:
1. Can the RadPix server catch a DICOM file sent by the sendDicom batch file?
2. Can the dcm4che listener catch a DICOM file from the PACS using the listenDicom batch
Send DICOM to RadPix

Edit rtfs/apps/dicomSend.batLine 3 - This is the path to a test DICOM file. It should work with the one included.
Line 4 - This is the IP Address of the rtfs server. In this case it could be localhost.
Line 6 - Uncomment one of the CIPHERs - RadPix supports all 6.
Line 13 - Make sure this port matches the port in rtfs.yml

Run the batch file and see what happens.

If it works,
* Entry will be logged in logs/dicomscp.log
* Case folder containing the DICOM file will be created in apps/data/storages/draft

Receive DICOM from PACS

Edit rtfs/apps/dicomListen.bat
Line 3 - Uncomment the CIPHER corresponding to the encryption that the PACS is using
Line 10 - Set the port, make sure the port is open in the firewall